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CONDITIONS
AND DISEASES PREVENTED AND HELPED BY A LOW-CARB, HIGH-FAT DIET

Dementia was diagnosed in 713 (6.9%) participants. Obese
people (body mass index >30) had a 74% increased risk of
dementia (hazard ratio 1.74, 95% confidence interval 1.34 to
2.26), while overweight people (body mass index 25.0-29.9)
had a 35% greater risk of dementia (1.35, 1.14 to 1.60)
compared with those of normal weight (body mass index
18.6-24.9). Compared with those in the lowest fifth, men and
women in the highest fifth of the distribution of subscapular
or tricep skinfold thickness had a 72% and 59% greater risk
of dementia, respectively (1.72, 1.36 to 2.18, and 1.59, 1.24
to 2.04).

Conclusions

Obesity in middle age increases the risk of future
dementia independently of comorbid conditions.

COMMENT:

This finding is not unexpected. We know beyond doubt that obesity
is caused by a diet that is rich in carbohydrates (sugars and
starches, the 'healthy' diet). But there is also much evidence that a
similar dietary regime increass the risk of Alzheimer's disease
(senile dementia). This study merely confirms what was already
known.

What is also known is that the risk is greater in women than in
men.

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